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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1968

Page

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Nightly antiwar clashes escalate near Grant Park

Police clash with demonstrators as crowds of thousands surge at antiwar rally. Officers target photographers, arrest several, while authorities claim force is necessary. A long-haired banner hoist leads to police rush, then reinforcements contain the crowd. About 3,000 police and guardsmen halt a planned march, the rally continues with singers.

Dras Grant Park Ann Uye David Delinner Sons National Mobilization Committee Wadinam

Humphrey weighs running mate as Muskie tops field

Senator Edmund S Muskie appears the frontrunner for vice president alongside Hubert Humphrey with Ambassador R Sargent Shriver also drawing strong consideration. Humphrey lingered in talks overnight at the Conrad Hilton and plans to present a choice to the Democratic convention tonight amid street clashes and convention uproar.

CAGO Edmund S. Muskie Hubert H. Humphrey R. Sargent. Shriver Humphrey Conrad Hilton Norman Sherman Muskie

Sopers College Permits Registration Before Sept 11

Sopers College urges prospective students to obtain registration permits before Sept 11 per registrar Mrs Bessie Durham. Baytown council plans to meet at 6 pm Thursday and Friday at city hall to review the annual budget and prepare for a public hearing. Nursery school registration opens for ages three and four at First Christian Church, with classes starting in September. Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with cooler nights. Galveston tides Friday high at 5 36 am and low at 1 0 pm and 3 24 pm.

Bessie Durham Baytown First Christian Church B. D. Nisbet Jr Galveston

Jeannine McNulty Takes On A New Job At Area School

In a bustling community notice page several residents are noted with life events and activities. Jeannine McNulty starts a new position while Cynthia Huey calls a meeting. Mildred Lucas and her two young children are described. Joan Martin registers early at school and Janice Hoover arrives late to work.

Jeannine McNulty Cynthia Huey Mildred Lucas Joan Martin Janice Hoover Carolyn Baker Alta Hargrove Stella Bell Pat Good l Rich Johnny Wright Jap Katribe Randy Huron Mike Jordan Lyndal Moore Heyward Etienne Air Force Bob Thompson Baytonian Golddiggers Barbara Streisand Dolly Shirley Warner Wana Lifes Miami Norman Ponder

Visible Federal Programs Boost District Progress

Federal programs in the district show progress in services for economically disadvantaged students and broader gains through new library resources and materials. Pennington reports after six and a half months of individualized instruction, 130 second graders lifted reading averages from first to second grade levels and math from first grade five to seven months levels. Many field trips reached places never visited before, with 66 percent visiting a public library, 51 percent visiting a fire station, and 73 percent touring the San Jacinto Monument for the first time.

Johnella Boynton L. E. Pennington Pennington San Jacinto Monument ESEA Sea Federal

Good Night Chet Huntley Declines Politics Move

NBC newsman Chet Huntley says politics is not his cup of tea after previously hinting at a possible run. In a letter to District Judge Lester H. Lohle of Helena he adds he will likely remain focused on broadcasting.

Helena Mont Chet Huntley NBC Huntley Lester H. Lohle

Police science courses added at Lee College

Lee College will offer police science courses for academic credit this fall, becoming one of the few junior colleges to do so. Courses include Police Role in Delinquency and Crime, Police Administration and Operation, and Criminology, with credit transferable to senior colleges.

Lee College Tarrant Turner College Fort Worth Lee Roland Armstrong Social Science Armstrong

World News Briefs From Behind the Iron Curtain and Beyond

Leaders of Czechoslovakia inch toward liberal reform while opposing capitulation to Moscow as citizens grow resigned. The FBI probes perceived media interference during the Chicago Democratic Convention. Eisenhower, off critical list, shows progress against heart irregularities. Houston NAACP weighs boycotting Bayou City schools over segregation, Campbell Soup resumes full NJ plant operations after union contracts.

Humphrey Clinches Democratic Nomination At Divided Convention

In Chicago Humphrey won the Democratic presidential nomination amid security concerns and Viet Nam war divides. McCarthy and McGovern challenged strongly but Humphrey secured 763 votes to 661 for McCarthy and 146 for McGovern. Final vice presidential choice to be announced later with Muskie, Shriver speculated. Johnson praised the nominee in a Texas Ranch statement.

Chicago Hubert H. Humphrey Jifumphrey Eugene J. McCarthy George 3. McGovern Richard M. Nixon Humphreys Johnson Syhich Nixon Humphrey McCarthy Minnesota Edmund S. Muskie Maine Sargent Shriver France Texas

Immunization Rules Guide New Students for Fall

New students must submit written school choice statements at the School Administrative Building and pre register after class enrollment by Assistant Superintendent Holly McLemore. Immunization records signed by a doctor or nurse are required. exemptions exist for medical and some religious cases, but tuberculosis exemptions are not allowed. Dates for up to date immunizations are accepted if within year of entry, with medical exemptions signed, and districts honor records from other schools.

Holly McLemore

Cool Night In August Unseasonal Readings Reported

An unofficial low of 63 degrees was recorded at 6 a.m. Thursday in Baytown, with a 70 degree low on Wednesday morning. Both readings are unusual for the season as few air conditioners ran early Thursday and most drivers kept windows up. The Thursday low followed an unofficial high of ky degrees later in the afternoon.

Baytown

Three-Block East Foyle Street Under Repair

City Engineer Jack Morton announced a three block section of East Foyle Street from Sauthland to Narcille will be repaired this summer. The project will reuse curbs and gutters where possible and may relocate drainage. Basco Warren division will use existing base where feasible and work is to take three to four weeks with no property owner relocations.

East Foyle Sauthland Narcille Jack Morton Morton Storton Warren Bas Ashland Oil and East Foyles

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